6. Renault Alpine

What few Renaults came to the U.S. were mostly everyday economy cars. When it did give us something remotely resembling a sports car, it was the unconscionably stupid Fuego. What we should have gotten was the Alpine, the rear-engine coupe that gained prominence through racing success beginning in the early 1970s. The highly desirable A310 variant remained relevant through the mid-'80s, until the 1986 GTA and 1991 A610 redesigns progressively looked like bad fusions of the Camaro and kit car.